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Formica Design a Room

Mid-century modern giant Formica is still innovating, helping DIYers reinvent their kitchens from traditional to modern.

While Formica’s Design a Room option offers a little less in customizing design with exact measurements, it’s a great tool if you’re considering Formica finishes in your own home. Swap the options in pre-designed kitchens to get a sense of how it will really look for you, from cabinets to countertops to tabletops.

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Smart Draw

Smart Draw combines the power of laying out your kitchen in a polished and easy-to-use way with the functionality of an office tool.

Export your plans to a PDF, share and allow markup and comments on the drawings, combine with other apps and software, and more. Use their pre-drawn symbols and huge toolbox to make drawing the plans a snap. You can even try it for free!

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Space Designer 3D

The manufacturer claims Space Designer 3D offers the precision of CAD, a software many pro designers use, with much more ease and much less training.

Accurate measurements can help you estimate your materials needs, and there are lots of tools to edit, copy and modify your work. The program offers thousands of images, textures and other details to bring your drawings to life, plus you can import and edit your own photos.

Files can be annotated by those reviewing your designs. Then view your renderings in 3D for the final effect.